Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-07
A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
A Tie Game with Boston, which Should
Have Been a Victory.

Yesterdays ball game between Washington and
Boston was comedy OF errors, although an in
tensely interesting one. At the end OF the ninth
inning the score was tie, to z, and the game was
called before the completion OF the first half of the
tenth. The Wash1ngtons did the best hitting and
waiting; but hits had comparatively little to do
with the game, which depended almost entirely
upon errors. Muddy grounds and slippery ball are
some excuse for the numerous fielding mistakes,
but after the home team had played faultless
game for i've innings, securing commanding lead
OF to i, the T5OO spectators present were
gr1eved and disappointed to see them al
low their opponents TO make five unearned
runs In the sixth inning. If Donnelly had only
held the ball batted to him In this inning the
game would have been won easily, but lots OF
other 'ifs' followed, and big one in the ninth
inning, when the tieing run would not have been
made had Krieg got the ball sent to him at center
field, which was only stopped by the center held
fence. The pets from Boston played just as poor
deserve all the blame, but the visitors, headed
by the only Kelly, commenced the poor playing it
was unfortunate that they were not allowed to
have monopoly. The same clubs play again to-
The only other League game yesterday was be-
tween New York and Philadelphia, which also re-
IN the ninth inning by the daring base-running OF
Ward who made single. stole second and third,
and then ran home on pitched ball while the
The surprise in the American Association was
the defeat OF the st. Louis leaders by the Metro
pontan ta1l-enderS, to- l.
ECHOES FROM THE BALL FIELD.
Umpire Powers, who has made such fine repu-
tat1on in washington, fell considerably in the es-
timat1on of the crowd yesterday by deciding
O'Brien out on his high fly to left, which every
body thought was dropped by Hornung. 1t is a
question whether he or the crowd was wrong. Joe
Hornung is tricky player, and he may have only
pretended to drop the ball Nobody could tell
positively but Hornung himself and the boy sta
toned at the score board. whether 1t was caught
or not no one, who stops to think a moment, would
accuse honest Umpire Powers of giving wrong
decision Intentionally. Those who were sure the
bali was dropped were loud In claiming an out,
but there were many present who were equally
but not so noisily sure that the umpire right.
Nearly everybody took hand in making errors.
Myers throwing was especially poor, and in the
first part Of the game O'Bren saved him an error
by splendid one-hand catch OF lightning high
ball.
whitney played his usual game, which is nearly
Van Haltern, the California pitcher. has finally
decided to join the Chicago Club, and will report
for duty to that club within thirty days II he Is
ened materially, for their SOreSt need is pitchers
Ferguson, Philadelphia's king pitcher, complains
OF lame knee after pitching. He said Sunday
that unless the limb ceased paining him he would
trouble to the new rules, which prevent him from
raising his left foot and he wrencheS the knee
every time the ball is delivered.
Bob Ferguson has been appointed on the league
umpire stan. He Is expected to umpire in Phlla-
delphia to-day.
Capt. Irwin yesterday made his first appearance
with the Ph1llies since his recent severe injury.
He punched two errors that cost a run, but by a
good throw put man out at the home plate and
he made a cracking twO-base hit.
In Philadelphia they think that Ward and
Richardson Will compare with Fogarty and An
drews as base runners. and that is acknowledging
u great deal